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PITTSFIELD,  MASSACHUSETTS 


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1 50a  ANNIVERSARY  CELEBRATION 

Sunday  July  2 

Monday  July  3 

Tuesday  July  4 

ISfineteen  Hundred  Eleven 


OFFICIAL   PROGRAM    AND    SOUVENIR 


■AU  Rights  Reserved. 


PITTSFIELD 

^^^^  ITTSFIELD,  which  celebrates  the  150th  anniversary  of  its  corporate  existence  July  2d,  3d  and  4th,  1911, 
is  the  shire  city,  or  county  seat,  of  Berkshire,  the  western  county  of  Massachusetts.  History  relates  that 
the  pioneer  settlers  located  here  in  1743.  The  township  was  then  known  as  The  Plantation  of 
Pontoosuck,  but  when  Col.  William  Williams  secured  the  passage  of  the  act  by  which  the  settlement 
was  incorporated  as  a  town.  Sir  Francis  Bernard,  the  royal  governor  of  Massachusetts,  gave  it  the  name 
of  Pittsfield,  in  honor  of  William  Pitt,  Earl  of  Chatham  and  popularl>-  known  as  "The  Great  Commoner.''  The  town 
form  of  government  was  continued  until  1S91  when,  by  vote  of  the  citizens,  Pittsfield  became  a  city. 

Situated  as  it  is  in  the  center  of  the  Berkshire  Hills,  the  most  famous  scenic  region  in  America,  Pittsfield  has 
never  ceased  to  be  a  favored  place  of  residence  and  has  grown  steadily  in  population,  the  last  census  showing  32,121. 
The  city  is  served  by  the  Boston  and  Albany  and  New  York,  New  Haven  and  Hartford  railroads  and  is  in  close  touch, 
thereby,  with  New  York,  Boston,  Springfield  and  Albany.  Its  street  railway  system  extends  to  Connecticut  on  the 
south,  Vennont  on  the  north,  and  will  soon  be  connected  with  an  eastern  system  reaching  to  Boston  and  a  western  sys- 
tem to  Albany.  Fine  water,  a  complete  and  modern  sewerage  system,  well  paved  streets,  admirable  schools,  a  well 
equipped  fire  department  and  an  efficient  police  department,  are  some  of  the  municipal  features.  Pittsfield  boasts 
many  large  manufacturing  industries,  eight  banking  institutions,  a  live  board  of  trade,  and  mercantile  establishments 
second  to  no  city  of  its  size  in  the  country.  It  is  a  city  of  homes,  with  beautiful  shaded  streets,  and  the  educational 
opportunities  offered  by  such  institutions  as  the  library,  museum,  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Boys'  Club,  Business  Women's  Associa- 
tion and  Working  Girls'  Club,  appreciably  supplement  the  work  of  the  pubHc  schools.  Its  church  organizations  have 
handsome  edifices  and  are  flourishing  and  prosperous. 

Pittsfield  is  known  far  and  wide  as  "The  Gem  City  of  the  Berkshires,"  a  title  of  peculiar  appropriateness,  because 
of  its  natural  beauty,  its  high  standards  of  municipal  and  individual  life,  and  because,  from  a  materialistic  as  well  as 
from  an  idealistic  standpoint,  it  possesses  in  an  unusual  degree  the  characteristics  of  the  ideal  American  city. 


Outline  of  Program 


Sunday,  July  2nd 

10.30  A.  M. 

Services  in  all  churches  with  Anniversary 
sermons. 

AFTERNOON 
2.15  P.M. 

Laying  of  the  Corner  Stone  of  the  Ncav  Morn- 
ingside  Baptist  Church.  Address  by  Hon. 
Louis  A.  Frothingham,  Lieutenant  Governor 
of  Massachusetts. 

Public  address  by  President  Harry  A.  Gar- 
field of  W^illiams  College,  on  the  First  Street 
Common.     Special  music. 

Monday,  July  3rd 

10.30  A.  M. 

Dedication,  under  the  auspices  of  the  Berk- 
shire County  Chapter,  Sons  of  the  American 
Revolution,  assisted  by  Mr.  F.  E.  McSweeney 


and  school  children,  of  Memorial  Bowlder 
on  site  of  Easton's  Tavern,  South  Street. 

2   P.  M. 

Historical  Street  Pageant,  representing  Pitts- 
field's  progress  for  150  years. 

8   P.M. 

Anniversary  Meeting  at  Colonial  Theatre. 
Address  by  Ex-Gov.  John  D.  Long  of  Hing- 
ham. 

9.30  P.  M. 

Illumination  of  Park  and  streets. 
Tuesday,  July  4th 

10.30  A.  M. 

Civic,  Military  and  Industrial  Parade. 

AFTERNOON 

Aeroplane  flights  at  Allen  Farm. 

EVENING 

Firew^orks  display  at  Colt's  Lot. 


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Mr. 

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Mr. 

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Mr. 

L.  W.  Harger 

Mr. 

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Mr.  William  Russell  Allen 

Mr. 

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Mr. 

Robert  D.  Bardwcll 

Mr. 

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The  High  Sheriff  of  Berkshire  County 

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.    150th  Anniversary   Celebration 

Chairmen 

of  Committees 

ECCLESIASTICAL  SERVICES 

MUSIC  COMMITTEE 

HON.  KELTON  B.  MILLER 

MR.  HARRY  B.  SEES 

HISTORICAL  COMMITTEE 

DECORATIONS 

MR.  EDWARD  BOLTWOOD 

MR.   DANIEL  ENGLAND 

FINANCE  COMMITTEE 

ENTERTAINMENT 

MR.  GEORGE  H.  COOPER 

MR.  CLEMENT  F.  COOGAN 

EDUCATIONAL  COMMITTEE 

MR.  WILLIAM  L.  ADAM 

PARADE,  FOURTH  OF  JULY 

MR.  DAVID  J.  GIMLICH 

INDUSTRIAL  COMMITTEE 

FIREWORKS 

MR.  EDWARD  J.  SPALL 

MR.  WILLIAM  H.  EATON 

COMMERCIAL  COMMITTEE 

MR.  JOHN  H.  ENRIGHT 

SOCIETIES 

MR.  EDWARD  ROSENBAUM 

ORGANIZATIONS 

ILLUMINATIONS 

MR.  LUKE  J.  MINAHAN 

INVITATIONS 
MR.  HENRY  R.   PEIRSON 

MR.  DAVID  J,  GIMLICH 

PRINTING 

RECEPTION  COMMITTEE 

MR.  DANIEL  ENGLAND 

MR.  HENRY  TRAVER,  JR. 

AVIATION 

PUBLICITY 

MR.  FREEMAN  M.  MILLER 

MR.  S.   CHESTER  LYON 

TRANSPORTATION  AND  EXCURSIONS 

MR.  LINUS  W.  HARGER. 

MR.  CHESTER  E.  GLEASON 

COMMIl  TEES 

Ecclesiastical  Services 

Rev. 

W.  J.  Dower 

HON.  K.  B.  MILLER,  C/iain„aii 
Rev.  E.  C.  Davis 

Historical  Committee  and  Sub-Committees 
Historical  Committee 

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Hamilton 

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EDWARD  BOLTWOOD,  Chairman 
Joseph  E.  Peirson                        Arthur  N.  Cooley 

Sub-Committees 
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J.  M. 

Stevenson 

Miss  Harriet  Plunkett 
W.  C.  Moulton 

ARTHUR  N.  COOLEY,  CImirman 
Miss  CaroHnc  Tucker                            Miss  Phila  Whipple 
William  Nugent                                      Frank  E.  Peirson 
Oliver  Root                                              Fred  T.  West 

George  C.  Harding 
Robert  A.  Riee 

On 

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JOSEPH  E.  PEIRSON,    Chainnqn 
McSweeney                    W.  L.  Root                    E.  T.  Slocum 

J.  M. 

Stevenson 

On  Anniversary  Meeting,  Monday  Evening,  July   3cl 

WILLIAM  L.  ADAM,  Chairman 

John  Barker 

Walter  C.  Kellogg                                      J.  Ward  Lewis 

On  Historical  Pageant 

EDWARD  BOLTWOOD,  Chairman 

Robert  F.  Stanton 

E.  W.  Backman 

Jay  P.  Barnes                                     Ambrose  Clogher 

On  Marking  Historical  Sites 

J.  M.  STEVENSON,  Chairman 

J.  McA.  Vance. 

F.  H.  Printiss 

Henry  A.  Brewster                                     Edward  T.  Scully 

Aviation  Committee 

F.  M.  MILLER.   Chairman 

Edward  B.  Hull 

K.  B.  Miller 

John  Nicholson                                    Geo.  H.  Cooper 

Transportation  Committee 

CHESTER  E.  GLEASON,  Chairman 

L.  J.  Minahan 

W.  H.  Eaton 

C.  Q.  Richmond                                         Chas.  H.  Wilson 

W.  E.  Hoyt 

Alexander  vShaw 

S.  S.  Van  Etten                                         Fred  Light 

Sidney  Morton 

Harry  A.  Oltsch 

Peter  C.  Dolan                                          Henry  R.  Russell 

Norman  'C.  Hull 

Commercial   Committee 

JOHN  H.  ENRIGHT, 

Chairman 

Frank  D.  Brockett 

M.  C.  Pritchard 

M.  Rosenthal 

H.  Cohen 

H.  A.  Bartholomew 

C.  I.  Bigley 

S.  E.  Robinson 

E.  G.  Combes 

Frank  S.  Clark 

H.  Blank 

Henry  H.  Rice 

A.  M.  Cone 

George  F.  Cullen 

C.  T.  Brigham 

Charles  R.  Stevens 

H.  L.  Dunham 

Joseph  H.  Dudley 

Thos.  Carder 

Frank  D.  Taylor 

Wm.  J.  Cullen 

Louis  E.  Durfee 

R.  F.  Clary 

A.  E.  Truesdale 

C.  N.  Denault 

Benjamin  England 

W.  L.  Coleman 

L.  G.  Perry 

P.  J.  Dillon 

George  W.  Edwards 

M.  H.  Condron 

H.  E.  Ames 

Oscar  Dodge 

P.  Pf  Fallon 

C,  C.  Cook 

F. C.  Backus 

F.  I.  Drake 

Frank  A.  Farrell 

F.  W.  Crosier 

J.  L.  Bacon 

H.  T.  Root 

Fred  W.  Barris 

W.  L.  Cummings 

H.  P.  Ball 

E.  0.  Engstrom 

Harry  Holden 

W.  J.  Dovall 

J.  W.  Balzer 

T.  H.  Farrell 

G.  A.  Kenyon 

P.  H.  Dineen 

F.  H.  Beardsley 

Geo.  Faulkner 

C.  D.  Butler 

A.  S.  Dorfman 

A.  L.  Boudreau 

S.  G.  Barnes 

Geo.  Blatchford 

A.  J.  Peacock 

0.  T.  Benedict 

W.  B.  Foote 

E.  H.  Wilson 

W.  A.  Fahey 

Samuel  Feldman 

L.  E.  French 

C.  W.  Wright 

John  Granfield 

S.  D.  Andrews 

C.  C.  Gamwell 

L.  W.  Acheson 

L.  J.  Adacken 

F.  J.  Clarke 

W.  R.  Gardener 

H.  L.  Hoag 

W.  I.  Mellen 

F.  W.  Henry 

R.  P.  Mitchell 

D.  H.  Pike 

Charles  W.  Noble 

S.  Bridges 

W.  P.  Griffen 

E.  T.  Belden 

William  Nugent 

J.  J.  Canning 

0.  M.  Haley 

J.  Addison 

James  J.  Pender 

H.  A.  Holmes 

Jas.  Henchy 

E.  L.  Smith 

Frank  E.  Peirson 

W.  F.  Clark 

Jas.  Hickey 

Commercial  C« 

ammittee — Continued 

H.  A.  Hovey 

E.  C.  Boice 

Dr.  J.  A.  Vreeland 

A.  V.  PhilHps 

John  Kerins 

Frank  P.  Wood 

D.  J.  Walsh 

A.  A.  Mills 

A.  Klein 

M.  Goldstein 

C.  S.  Ferry 

N.  E.  Church 

L.  L.  Larouche 

Wm.  H.  Newton 

F.  S.  Folwell 

D.  S.  Freedman 

J.  H.  Leonard 

T.  H.  Nolan 

H.  B.  Jones 

A.  W.  Plumb 

G.  E.  Lester 

J.  H.  Bigelow 

Fred.  Fredericks 

C.  Polly 

J.  E.  Linnehan 

Henry  Sears 

Jos.  F.  Gardner 

M.  H.  Powell 

P.  A.  Lowe 

Wm.  H.  Shandoff 

P.  H.  Garvey 

E.  D.  Pritchard 

Geo.  T.  Mandigo 

James  Shipton 

F.  H.  Goodrich 

F.  J.  Quinn 

M.  Mathews 

J.  E.  Simmons 

F.  L.  Dole 

Wm.  F.  Rainey 

T.  N.  Enright 

W.  S.  Skeats 

J.  C.  Hall 

F.  F.  Read 

Arthur  Maloney 

Chas.  F.  Smith 

Thos.  R.  Burke 

E.  F.  Rice 

R.  Mathewson 

ElHot  F.  Smith 

E. B.  Jacobson 

F.  C.  Rice 

Jas.  Mattoon 

P.  M.  Smith 

W.  R.  Tiffany 

L.  H.  Riescr 

J.  F.  Mawhinney 

F.  S.  Smith 

E.  A.  Larkin 

Wm.  P.  Boden 

J.  J.  McCarthy 

E.  F.  Flanagan 

N.  J.  Lawton 

Thos.  P.  Reilly 

M.  McComiick 

Frank  Spaulding 

D.  J.  Lyons 

J.  S.  Robertson 

W.  F.  McEnany 

E.  Stanley 

L.  P.  Ogden 

Edw.  F.  Roscoe 

J.  W.  Meehan 

Clarence  Stephens 

John  G.  Orr 

Thos.  Kelly 

Wm.  L  Meigs 

W.  C.  Stevenson 

E.  S.  Osteyee 

H.  A.  Dunbar 

W.  J.  MilHken 

C.  R.  St.  James 

Frank  J.  Owen 

James  O'Connor 

Jos.  Betters 

John  C.  Gerst 

John  Papas 

J.  W.  Synan 

D.  Molner 

Robert  P.  Easland 

R.  P.  Parker 

W.  J.  Hamilton 

J.  J.  Mooney 

J.  A.  Wade 

Ralph  Pezzini 

G.  Taubert 

Commercial  Committee — Continued 

J.  H.  Tebbetts 

F.  B.  Tregaskis 

A.  C.  Washburne 

Leo  Zander 

J.  H.  Tetley 

S.  S.  Van  Etten 

H.  G.  West 

E.  Williams 

Dr.  J.  B.  Thomes 

C.  L.  Vaughn 

C.  B.  Wells 

E.  B.  Wilson 

E.  J.  Thurston 

Samuel  Schwartz 

Wm.  B.  West 

S.  C.  Wood 

Edw.  Tolman 

Dr.  R.  W.  Volk        ' 

F.  M.  White 

Joseph  Wood 

.I.E.  Torrc}' 

Andrew  J.  Barnfather 

E.  R.  Whiting 

Dr.  R.  A.  Woodruff 

E.  A.  Tompkins 

M.  B.  Warner 

J.  J.  Whittlesey 

C.  H.  Wright 

Jos.  T.  Yon 

J.  Woodward 

Finance  Committee 

GEO.  H.  COOPER, 

Chair  man 

Geo.  H.  Tucker 

C.  G.  Persons 

John  D.  Woodbuni 

A.  Cairns 

Dr.  Henry  Colt 

Geo.  W.  Gardner 

C.  C.  Henry 

John  S.  Rice 

A.  N.  Coolcy 

S.  T.  Braman 

A.  J.  Newman 

Frank  Mackey 

D.  J.  Cximlich 

John  McQuaid 

F.  F.  Fulcher 

Geo.  Clark,  Jr. 

J.  H.  Enright 

E.  C.  Bence 

A.  M.  Stronach 

Jos.  Cummings 

C.  H.  Wilson 

John  McEnany 

W.  D.  Wyman 

L.  W.  Kittredge 

J.  B.  O'Hearn 

W.  O'Brien 

J.  J.  Pender 

Henry  A.  Francis 

W.  H.  Eaton 

Loring  G.  Robbins 

Jos.  Insull 

C.  E.  Bennett 

L.  J.  Hollingsworth 

Frank  Palmer 

John  A.  Chesney 

T.  J.  Nelligan 

H.  R.  Russell 

A.  H.  Bagg 

Walter  M.  Annis 

Lemuel  G.  Lloyd 

Educational  Committee 

W.  L.  ADAM.  Chairman 

William  Nugent 

W.  D.  Goodwin                              Miss  Clara  E.  Rogers 

Miss  Agnes  M.  Reid 

Henry  A.  Francis 

C.  E.  Bennett                                  Miss  Mary  A.  Brennan 

Miss  Maria  A.  Denny 

C.  G.  Persons 

Geo.  W.  Gardner                           Miss  Ellen  Irons 

Miss  Helena  J.  Jordan 

Miss  Cora  E.  Dorr 

Miss  Rose  Duffy                                 Miss 

Rose  0.  Kendall 

Industrial  Committee 

W.  H.  EATON,  Cliairmau 

Hon.  W.  Murray  Crane 

Edward  A.  Jones                            Thomas  P.  Plurikett 

Charles  W.  Seager 

Winthrop  M.  Crane,  Jr. 

George  W.  Pease                            Charles  W.  Power 

David  Campbell 

Z.  Marshall  Crane 

James  R.  Savery                            Henry  R.  Russell 

Thomas  D.  Peck 

William  J.  Foss 

Clifford  Francis                               Irving  P.  Thompson 

Charles  K.  Crane 

Henry  A.  Francis 

William  A.  Pike                             Charles  H.  Wilson 
Reception  Committee 

HENRY  TRAVER,  JR.,  Chairman 

W.  W.  Gamwcll 

H.  S.  Russell 

W.  F.  Hawkins                               Hon.  K.  B.  Miller 

T.  L.  Allen 

H.  J.  Jones 

Daniel  England                              John  M.  Taylor 

Edward  B.  Cain 

E.  H.  Robbins 

H.  D.  Sisson                                   C.  W.  Van  DeMark 

J.  Ward  Lewis 

C.  E.  Hibbard 

Allen  H.  Bagg                                F.  H.  Printiss 

Ernest  Johnson 

Hon.  J.  C.  Crosby 

W.  H.  Maclnnis                             J.  F.  Van  Deusen 

John  Barker 

Reception 

Committee — Continued 

Hon.  Zenas  Crane 

M.  G.  Rosenthal 

A.  J.  White 

W.  C.  Moulton 

Alfred  C.  Daniels 

J.  H.  Howieson 

C.  I.  Lincoln 

J.  S.  Mattoon 

E.  H.  Kennedy 

S.  D.  Carpenter 

John  Churchill 

A.  K.  Sloper 

F.  M.  Piatt 

James  Eagan 

D.  Rosenhein 

S.  B.  Rothkopf 

John  Feely 

James  Kittle 

J.  J.  Bastion 

C.  L  Meyer 

H.  B.  Wellington 

Dr.  S.  C.  Burton 

D.  C.  Maclnnis 

F.  M.  Landis 

Gilbert  West 

Dr.  J.  A.  Langlois 

George  T.  Denny 

Dr.  J.  F.  A.  Adams 

George  W.  Foote 

W.  M.  Clark 

A.  M.  Chapman 

Robert  W.  Adam 

Hon.  F.  W.  Rockwell 

T.  E.  Hall 

John  R.  Feeley 

Arthur  H.  Rice 

W.  G.  Backus 

J.  N.  Shepardson 

E.  B.  Wilson 

John  R.  Feeley 

James  Wilson 

C.  E.  Merrill 

E.  T.  Lawrence 

Emory  H.  Nash 

M.  Fitzgerald 

T.  H.  Day 

M.  J.  Powers 

John  McQuaid 

E.  C.  Carpenter 

John  J.  Powers 

P.  J.  McMahon 

Philip  W.  Goewey 

J.  H.  Wood 

C.  H.  Miller 

"Dr.  E.  S.  Robison 

John  M.  Burke 

R.  B.  Bardwell 

A.  W.  Stewart 

Frank  D.  Burke 

William  E.  Wilcox 

William  Turtle 

W.  H.  Swift 

W.  C.  Kellogg 

Thomas  A.  Macken 

W.  G.  Morton 

Morris  Schaff 

H.  C.  Thomas 

George  W.  Pease 

G.  W.  Branch 

James  McKenna 

P.  A.  Jacobs 

William  J.  Baughman 

J.  M.  Stevenson 

I.  D.  Ferry 

J.  H.  Newberger 

Jay  P.  Barnes 

W.  H.  Phillips 

W.  B.  Rice 

C.  A.  Finke 

James  R.  Savers- 

W.  H.  Sloan 

W.  H.  Newton 

W.  H.  Young 

James  Fallon 

Oren  Benedict 

I.  F.  Chesley 

A.  F.  Dodge 

Henry  Traver,  Jr. 

George  H.  Gary 

P.  P.  Curtin 

J.  H.  Langley 

Wni.  W.  Linnehan 

H.  H.  Ballard 

Martin  Deihl 

J.  H.  Noble 

Roland  E.  Bur  bank 

Reception  Committee — Continued 

Jacob  Gimlich 

W.  G.  White                                      James  P.  Fryer 

William  A.  Burns 

Charles  M.  Wilcox 

S.  S.  Levy                                          John  Fitzgerald 

William  A.  Fahey 

Peter  J.  McDonald 

Edward  T.  Slocum                              Chester  E.  Gleason 

Michael  Eisner 

William  Tolman 

John  N.  Root                                     John  Corkhill 

James  T.  Goggins 

George  W.  Bailey 

William  P.  Griffen                             Arthur  H.  Wood 

Herbert  P.  Sanders 

Charles  R.  Foote 

Harvey  W.  Partridge                         Burdick  A.  Stewart 

Clifford  H.  Dickson 

John  J.  Bastion 

Levi  A.  Stevens                                 Edward  Rosenbaum 

Michael  F.  Quinn 

Michael  Hennessey 

Joseph  J.  St.  James                           William  Turtle 

C.  E.  Burke 

Daniel  F.  Farrell 

Frank  Howard                                   Frank  Bartlett 

James  W.  Synan 

Thomas  J.  Kernan 

John  L.  Russell                                   L.  D.  Hazard 
John  C.  Kelly 

Publicity  Committee 

S.  Chester  Lyon                                                     Linus  W.  Harger 

Music  Committee 

H.  B.  vSEES,  Chairman 
D.  Edward  Burns                                                 Fred  T.  Francis 

Decoration   Committee 

DANIEL  ENGLAND,  Chairman 

Raymond  L,  Castello 

Frank  Walker 

R.  W.  Harrington                   H.  E.  Hughes                  W.  J.  Tonkin 

G.  E.  Haynes 

Fred  Kahl 

Edward  F.  Fahey                   W.  K.  Henry                    S.  G.  Barnes 

John  J.  Scully 

Fireworks  Committee 

E.  J.  SPALL,  Chairman 

Dr.  M.  W.  Flynn 

Frank  Hempstead                                       E.  F.  Rice 

F.  M.  Miller 

George  A.  Grounds 

Frank  Howard                                          S.  T.  Braman 

Illumination  Committee 

LUKE  J.  MINAHAN,  Chairman 

C.  H.  Brown 

William  A.  Whittlesey 

Thomas  Cullen               H.  C.  Crafts               Harry  W.  Tobey 

W.  J.  Baughman 

Fred  Retallick 

H.  S.  Blake                               W.  T.  K.  Brown 

Invitation  Committee 

HENRY  R.  PEIRSON,  Chairman 

Jos.  Insull 

Gilbert,  West 

W.  W.  Gamwcll                                         Michael  Cain 

Joseph  E.  Purches 

Thos.  H.  Villencu\-e                             Robert  C.  Rockwell                          William  Meyer 

Printing  Committee 

DANIEL  ENGLAND,  Chairman 

Harry  Holmes 

John  B.  Stone                                             James  W.  Synan 

Charles  J.  Dale 

C.  L.  Acly 

H.  L.  King                                                 Frank  Howard 

T.  Cooney,  Jr. 

Entertainment  Committee 

C.  F.  COOGAN, 

Chairman 

Walter  L.  Mercer 

Cecil  C.  Gam  well 

Henry  Hay 

Henry  J.  Ryan 

A.  J.  Fcil 

Arthur  W.  Plumb 

David  L.  Evans 

Dr.  F.  S.  Coolidge 

John  H.  Eels 

Howard  P.  Brown 

H.  Neill  Wilson 

Cyrus  C.  Henry 

Edgar  P.  Wood 

Francis  J.  McMahon 

George  E.  Haynes 

Terrence  Cooney,  Jr. 

F.  F.  Read 

Thomas  P.  Riley 

John  Corkhill 

John  H.  Starbuck 

DeWitt  Bruce 

Geo.  H.  Clark- 

William  D.  Maclnncs 

J.  C.  CuUen 

Charles  B.  Dunham 

Fred  C.  Rice 

Jacob  Gimlich 

W.  H.  Marra 

Arthur  B.  Famham 

Redmond  Walsh 

Joseph  H.  Wood 

John  Stapleton 

William  P.  Wood 

James  P.  Sullivan 

William  A.  Fahey 

Charles  A.  Potter 

Daniel  F.  Farrell 

Richard  vStapIeton 

William  A.  Burns 

James  McSweeney 

Louis  A.  Merchant 

L.  H.  Gamwell 

Dr.  George  N.  Kinncll 

Frank  H.  Cande 

George  W.  Mcrriam 

Walter  B.  Smith 

Michael  L.  Eisner 

E.  S.  Davenport 

Peter  W.  Burns 

H.  M.  Pitt 

John  B.  Cummings 

James  Denny 

James  L.  Bacon 

M.  E.  Stockbridge 

Thomas  F.  Demont 

Isaac  Witten 

Milton  Newanan 

S.  W.  Shepardson 

Franklin  A.  Smith 

John  E.  Perkins 

Charles  W.  Seagcr 

Carey  R.  Kinney 

George  W.  Bailey 

W.  F.  Hunt 

Lomer  G.  Goodrich 

Charles  T.  Barker 

George  W.  Clark 

Patrick  Condron 

Charles  W.  Sloper 

4th  of  July  Parade  Committee 

DAVID  J.  GIMLICH, 

Cliairman 

John  F.  CollxTt 

W.  J.  Mercer 

Horace  D.  Eddy 

Wm.  Ferry 

Thos.  Cumiin,L;ham 

W.  F.  A-IacKenzie 

John  J.  Ford 

Jas.  Keenan 

James  Dyer 

E.  T.  Smith 

Wm.  Hurst 

L.  L.  Mullett 

W.  vS.  De  Voe 

Chas.  E.  Wright 

Alphonsc  Kosher 

Miles  Stanton 

Edward  M.  Hall 

Louis  E.  French 

E.  F.  Stanton 

C.  J.  Blaza 

William  C.  .Stevenson 

Frank  E.  Russell 

John  Skinkel 

Chas.  Rote 

W.  H.  Fallon 

Frank  Daly 

John  White 

Henry  Barber 

Dr.  L.  H.  Hendec 

E.  T.  Granger 

B.  A.  Stewart 

C.  H.  Rice 

Emil  Dorgcrloh 

John  Corkhill,  Jr. 

Frank  J.  Kie 

Wm.  Read 

John  H.  McEnany 

E.  R.  Burdick 

R.  F.  Stanton 

Geo.  S.  Harris 

Ambrose  Stewart 

Alexaiider  G.  Anderson 

Chas.  R/[cNeil 

W.  L  Rodder 

E.  E.  Mercure 

Arthur  Pratt 

Jos.  Heifer 

Ernest  Carlson 

J.  J.  Woodrow 

C.  W.  Noble 

J.  J.  Nolan 

Gustave  Anderson 

John  R.  Feeley 

Ambrose  Cloghcr 

Geo.  Schmidt 

Augustus  Peterson 

Lemuel  G.  Lloyd 

L.  C.  Talbot 

P.  Sullivan 

H.F.  Sears 

A.  E.  Holmes 

Antonio  Chiodo,  Jr. 

John  Nolan 

John  Sutty 

M.  J.  Keliher 

Walter  E.  Bennett 

Frank  O'Brien 

Walter  E.  Warren 

S.  C.  Wood 

George  F.  Henderson 

Geo.  S.  Holderness 

Jas.  F.  Dean 

Frank  Ernst 

William  H.  Marsliall 

The  Honorable  Mayor  and  Board  of  Aldermen,  1911 

M.  J.  Powers.  Ward  I :  Patrick  J.  McMahon.  Ward  2:   Dr.  Elmer  S.  Robison.  Ward  3;  Walter  C.  Kellogg.  Ward  4:  Henry  Traver.  Jr..  Ward  5 

Frank  D.  Burke.  Ward  0.      Hon.  Kelton  B.  Miller.      Henry  Thomas,  Ward  7 


The  Common   Council.  1911 

Ward  One  Ward  Two  Ward  Three  Ward  Six  Ward  Four  Ward  Five  Ward  Seven 

Paul  A.  Jacobs     Christian  H.  Finite    John  H.  Langley      Pres.  Edward  Rosen baum  Wm.  C.  Moulton  Archibald  K.  Sloper     Frank  M.  Landis 

John  N.  Newbertfer  Wm.  H.  Young       Arthur  F.  Dodge  Samuel  B.  Rothkopf  John  H.  Noble      James  S.  Mattoon     Clarence  I.  Meyer 


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The  Mayors  of  Pittsfield 

Upper  row: — Charles  E.  Hibbard.  1891;  Jabei  L.  Peck,  1892-3:  John  C.Crosby,  1894-5;  Walter  F.  Hawkins.  1896-7;  'William  W. 
Whiting.  1898-9;   Hezekiah  S.  Russell.  1900-1. 

Lou'er  roil.:— Daniel  England.  1902;  Harry  D.  Sisson,  1903-4:  Allen  H.  Bagg.  1905-6-7:  'William  H.  Maelnnis.  1908-9-10;  Kelton  B. 
Miller.  1911. 


THE   150th  ANNIVERSARY  ODE 


By  HARLAN  H.  BALLARD 


Our  dear  loved  home,  \ve  raise 
To  thee  a  son^  of  praise 

On  this  glad  aay : 
W^e  love  thy  pleasant  land, 
W^e  love  thy  mountains  grand. 
To  thee  both  heart  and  hand 

W^e  pledge  for  aye. 

Here  in  their  light  canoe 
O'er  lake  Onota  flew 

Dark  Indian  braves; 
Here  hunter's  toils  were  set. 
Here  chiefs  in  council  met. 
Here  sleep  red  warriors  yet 

In  unmarked  graves. 

W^here  Housatonic  flow^s 
Our  fathers'  homes  arose 

Mid  forests  drear: 
Here  all  they  hoped  they  sought. 
Here  all  they  loved  they  brought. 
Here  all  their  lives  they  wrought; 

They  slumber  here. 


Here  Williams'  footsteps  strayed. 
Here  Parson  Allen  prayed. 

Here  Easton  sleeps; 
Here  W^atson,  Briggs  and  Brown 
And  Tucker  w^on  renown. 
And  here  the  sorrowing  town 

O'er  Bartlett  weeps. 

Now  every  flag  unfurl 
For  England's  noble  earl 

And  shout  his  fame  : 
Thrice  fifty  years  are  flown 
Since  Chatham  dared  the  throne. 
And  made  our  cause  his  own 

And  ours  his  name. 

O'er  Pittsfield's  glorious  past 
No  record  e'er  can  cast 

A  cloud  of  shame ; 
She  stands  as  fair  today; 
And  O,  dear  God.  we  pray 
That  all  the  future  may 

Guard  her  good  name. 


July  1.  1911 


Natives  of  Pittsfield 
They   were   here  when  the  Indians  came 


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Early  Pontoosuck  Landholders 

Left  to  Right:— Col.  Elisha  Jones,  who  bought  the  present  Country  Club  property  of  Wendell-Stoddard-LivJngston.  grantees. 

Col.  Jacob  Wendell,  grandfather  of  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes,  who  in  1735  bought  at  auction  the  inchoate  rights  of  Pontoosuck.  24,040 
acres,  for  1.320  pounds  sterling. 

Philip  Livingston  of  Albany,  kinsman  of  Col.  Wendell,  -who  claimed  Pontoosuck  as  part  of  Livingston  Manor,  and  became  a  joint  owner 
with  Col.  Wendell  and  John  Stoddard. 


Sites   of   Early   Pontoosuck   Forts 

Upper  left  hand  picture: — Site  of  Fort  Goodrich,  built  by  Capt.  Charles  Goodrich.    1756. 

Upper  right  hand  picture: — Site  of  Fort  Fairfield,  built  by  Stephen  Crofoot.  Nathaniel  Fairfield  and  others.  1758. 

Lower  left  hand  picture: — Site  of  Fort  Anson,  built  by  Col.  William  Williams.  1754. 

Lower  right  hand  picture: — Site  of  Fort  Ashley,  near  Onota  Lake,  built  in  1757. 


Historical  River  and  Lake  Views 
Upper: — Where  Deacon  Stephen  Crofoot  built  a  dam  on  Housatonic  River  in  1758. 
Middle: — Melville  Lake,  where  Longfellow  risked  his  life  to  pick  pond  lilies  in  1848. 
Lower: — Here  Deacon  Crofoot  built  a  bridge  across  the  Housatonic  in  17  54-      First  public  work  in  the  settlement. 


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Solomon   Deming's  House  on  Elm  Street,  built   1752.  rared  May,   1911 
Home  of  Sarah  Deming,  first  \vhite  woman  in  Pittsfield.  and  her  daughter  Dorothy,  first  white  child.     Dorothy's  chair  in  small  picture. 


Parson  Thomas  Allen 

First  pastor  of  The  First  Church  of  Christ  in  Pittsfield,  to  which  he  was  called  in  1  7b4 
Men,  22  in  number,  that  responded  to  the  call  for  aid  sent  from  Bennington 
mand  of  Gen.  Stark  in  the  memorable  conflict  of  August  lb.  1777. 


He  led  the  first  detachment  of  Berkshire  Minute 
Parson  Allen  and  his   comrades  fought    under  the  personal   com- 


The  Three  Allen   Houses 
Smal)  circular  picture: — The  home  of  Parson  Thomas  Allen. 
Lower  picture: — The  second  Thomas  Allen  home  on  the  same  site. 
Large  upper  picture: — "Eagle's  Nest",  the  third  Thomas  Allen  home,  now  standing. 
Small  upper  picture: — ^The  twin  elms  planted  by  Parson  Allen  at  the  birth  of  his  twin  babies.      Cut  down  in   1910. 


Famous  Old  Pittsfield  Homes 

Upper  left  picture  is  the  William  Brattle  house  built  on  Williams  Street  in  1762.  Mr.  Brattle  kept  a  malt  house  near  his  residence  as  early  as 
1763. 

Upper  right  hand  picture  is  of  the  John  Chandler  Williams  house,  built  about  1780  by  Col.  James  Easton.  In  it  was  celebrated  the  Peace 
Party  at  the  close  of  the  Revolution.     Now  the  St.  Stephen's  rectory. 

Lower  picture  shows  the  Hardmg  house  on  East  Street.  Erected  1793  for  a  town  hall,  stood  on  the  site  of  St.  Stephen's  Church  until  1832. 
Cost  about  250  pounds  sterling.     Lafayette  in  1825  was  received  in  it.  and  addressed  the  people  from  the  upper  right  hand  window. 


Sturdy    Men   of  Old   Pittsfield 
Calvin   Martin,   for  S3   years   member  of  the   Berkshire  bar. 

Jason   Clapp.   who   built  carriages  for  Presidents  and   royalty 

Martin   Bai 


gg.   a  Continental  soldier  of  prominence. 


Old  Vie^vs  of  Park  Square 

Park  Square  in  180".  1310  and  1855.  and  in  small  picture,  the  sundial  marking  the  spot  -where  stood  the  Old  Elm. 
Mortument  Mountain  there  -was  no  inanimate  thing  so  revered  and  venerable.' 


Trora  Greylock  to 
Three  vie^ws  show  the  famous  tree. 


The  Park  in  the  Olden  Days 

The  lower  view  of  Park  Square  was  taken  about  1810.     It  shows  the  Old  Elm.  Parson  Allen's  house  and  Griswold's  Inn. 

In  the  upper  view  is  Capt.  Merrick's  tavern,  on  the  site  of  the  Berkshire  Life  Building,  and  the  Bulfinch  Church  about  1822. 


The   Revered  and   Venerable   Old   Elm 
In   its  prime  this  tree,   one  of  the   most   historical   in   America,   was    126  feet  high.      Picture  shows   the  elm   in    1850. 


The  Three  Edifices  of  the  First  Church 

Lower  picture: — Church  designed  by  Bulfinch  in  1794.  removed  to  Maplewood  1855.  now  an  assembly  hall 
Upper  picture: — First  Church  of  Christ,  dedicated  July  6,  1853.     Cost  J29.600.     Capacity.  1,100. 
Small  view  is  of  the  First  Church,  in  which  "Parson"  Allen  preached  in  17fc4- 


As   Pittsfield  Appeared   55   Years  Ago 
This  view  of  Pittsfield,  from  one  of  the  Maplewood  buildings,  is  reproduced  from  a  lithograph  printed  in  Paris   after  a 

dra\ving  made  by  Mr.  James  C.  Clapp  in  1856. 


Early   Pittsfield   Men   and  Visitors 

Upper  left  to  right: — Henry  Van  Schaack.  builder  of  Country  Club  house:   Elkanah  Watson,   founder  of  agricultural  societies;  Allan 
Melville,  an  early  resident. 

Lower: -  Herman  Melville,  the  famous  writer,  who  bought  Arrowhead  in  1852;     Marquis  de  LaFayette,  who  visited  Pittsfield  in  1825. 


Country  Club  of  Pittsfield.      Built  by  Henry  Van  Schaack,  1785 

Once  "Broad  Hall",  a  famous  boarding:  house.       Longfello\v.  Hawthorne.  Holmes  and  other  famous  men  lived  here.       First  view.  22  foot  hallway: 

Second  view,  west  front  in   1909;    Third  view,  east  front  in    1911. 


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The  Berkshire  Life  Corner 
Upper  picture: — Berkshire  House,  erected  in  1827.      Pittsfield  men  contributed  »650  towards  its  construction. 

Lower  picture: — Berkshire  Life  Insurance  Company's  building,  erected   in  1868.  now  under  reconstruction.      Home  of  Pittsfield's  Post  Office   from 
1868  to  1911. 


Street  Corner  Changes  of  Forty  Years 
Upper  picture: — Old  United  States  Hotel  building,  corner  South  and  West  Streets,  about  1870. 
Lower  right  hand  picture: — Same  corner  twenty  years  later. 
Left  hand  picture: — Hotel  Wendell,  built  by  Mr.  Samuel  Bowerman  in  1898,  at  a  cost  of  about  $250,000. 


The  Savings  Bank  Corner 

In  1850  Mr.  John  C.  West  built  West's  Block,  shown  in  the  upper  picture.      It  took  the  place  of  a  wooden  building  which  was  accounted  very 
handsome  in  its  day.      In  1896  the  Berkshire  County  Savings  Bank  built  and  occupied  the  attractive  and  costly  building  in  louver  view. 


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The^Backus  Corner 

Bank  Row  and  the  so-called  Backus  Corner  in    1869.      Picture  shows  Berkshire  County  Court   House  foundations  and  the  Wood   Building  as  it 
formerly  was,  three  stories  high.     New  Park  Building  in  lower  view,  showing  development  of  the  corner  in  40  years. 


Maplewood--01d  and  New 

Berkshire  Gymnasium  built  by   Mr.  Lemuel  Pomeroy.  1826.     A  high  sehool  for  young  men  founded  on  a  peculiar  German  model  by   Prof 
Chester  Dewey,  a  promment  American  scientist.     Now  a  part  of  The  Maplewood  Hotel,  shown  in  lower  view. 


Prominent   Personages   in  Pittsfield's  Past 

Upper  Left  Hand  Portrait:-— Hon.  George  Nixon  Briggs,  svho  never  wore  a  collar.  Brought  all  of  his  belongings  on  his  back 
into  Berkshire   in   boyhood.     Congressman   from   Berkshire,    1830-1841.     Governor  of  Massachusetts,    1843-1850. 

Lower  Left  Hand  Portrait: — Lemuel  Pomeroy,  who  came  to  Pittsfield  in  1799,  a  prosperous,  generous,  public-spirited  early  citizen 
of   Pittsfield. 

Upper  Right  Hand  Portrait: — -Thomas  F.  Plunkett  worked  his  way  to  wealth  and  honorable  position.  Peddler,  farmer,  manu- 
facturer,  financier,   president  of  the  Berkshire  Life   Insurance   Company. 

Lower  Right  Hand  Portrait:  —  Hon.  Julius  Rockwell,  who  succeeded  Edward  Everett  as  U.  S.  Senator  from  Massachusetts. 
Justice  of  the  Superior  Court  from  its  organization  in  1859  to  the  time  of  his  death  in  1888. 


Erected  on  East  Street 
On  the  site  no^v  stands  th: 


The  Pomeroy  Homestead 
1770  b>'  Capt.  John  Strong,  for  a  tavern.     Later  the  home  of.Col.  Robt.  Pomeroy  and  a  center  of  Pittsfield  social  life, 
fine  Colonial  mansion  owned  by  the  late  Bishop  Geortfe  Worthin^ton.     Col.  Pomeroy  is  shown  holding  pony. 


North  Street  Fifty  Years  Ago 

Showing   the  agricultural  store  of  George  N.   Dutton   and   the  decapitated   First   Baptist  Church   spire.    18bl. 


Original  Mill  of  The   Pontoosuc   Woolen   Co. 
Built  by  Henry  Shaw  of  Lanesboro;   David  Campbell,  Thaddeus  Clapp  and  George  W.  Campbell,  of  Pittsfteld.  in  the  year  1825. 


Maplewood  in  About   1855 
Picture  sho'ws  the  Greek  Chipel  built  in  1  84b,  the  Bulfinch  Church,  moved  to  present  site  in  1  85  1 .  and  the  beautiful  grounds. 


Park  Square  in    1865 
Showing  the  fountain,  the  three  rail  fence  and  the  band  stand. 


After  Stage  Coach  Days 
Upper-Passenger  tra.n   on   Western   railroad,    1843  Cc.ncsr--Luther  Taylor,   engineer  Western   railroad.    1843 

Lower — Union   railroad  depot.   Built  in    1866 


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Round   House  and  Jubilee  Hill 
A  scene  of  1860  showing  a  famous  engine  and  "Jubilee  Hill"  sixteen  years  after  its  christening. 


In  The   Days  of  the  Volunteers 
George  Y.   Learned  Engine  Co.  No.   2  and  Greylock  Hook  and  Ladder  Co.     Taken   in    18t>5. 


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A  Beloved  Poet  and  "Holmesdale" 

Dr.   Oliver  Wendell   Holmes'   villa  in    1849.   w^here   he  spent   what  he  called  "seven   blessed  sumnaers." 
"Holmesdale",  on  the  site  of  the  poet's  "snug  little  place",  the  country  residence  of  Mr.  William,  Pollock. 


First  Baptist  Church  of  Pittsfield 

L.;ft.— Church  as  remodeled  in    1875.     Cost  $39,000.      Ccnler.—Drawing  of  Church   of    1850.      Rioht;— Church   built   in    1830.      Cost  S8.500. 


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St.  Stephen's  Episcopal  Church 
Left: — Old  St.  Stephen's,  built  in  1832.      Center: — St.  Stephen's  Church.     Built  in  1889.      Right: — Union  Church.     Episcopal  services  were  held  1830-2. 


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The  South  Congregational  Church 

Left.— The  church   in    1911.     Center.— As  built  in    1850.     Cost  $12,000.      Rioht.— Drawing  of  the  church   in    1849. 


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Notre  Dame  Roman  Catholic  Church 
Dedicated  September    15.    1895. 


St.   Charles'  Roman   Catholic   Church 
Corner  stone  laid  October   7.    1894- 


Second  Congregational  Church 
Built    184b.      Rev.  Samuel   Harrison   preached   here  nearly    50    years. 


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German  Lutheran  Churches 
Ge^an  Lu.he.an  Church.      Bu.lt   .8.5.     Cost  .2.374.  EvangcUca.  Lutheran  Church.     Dedicated  Feb.  2..  .893.     Co.  .23.000. 


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Unity   Church,   Unitarian 
Duilt   1890. 


First  Church  of  Christ.  Scientist 

Reconstructed    1907. 


Attractive  Church  Edifices 
Up,er  Icfc  picrurv-Th.   Mornings.de   Bapf.t  Church.     Organized    1896.  Center  pi«ur.-The    Pilgrim   Memorial   Church.      Organized    1897. 

Upper  right  picture — The  Advent  Church. 


Pittsfield's  Famous  Literary  Shrine 

Upper  picture — "Elm  KnoU"  where  in  1845  Longfellow  wrote  "The  Old  Clock  on  the  Stairs.' 
Center— The  Clock  "half  way  up  the  stairs."  and  the  poet  at  the  time  of  his  second  marriage. 
Lowet — That  "old-fashiooed  country  seat."  the  Plunkett  house  of  today. 


Indian  Point.  Onota  Lake  An  Early  Ford  on  Housatonic  River,  near  Holmes  Road 

An  aboriginal  hunting  ground  long  visited  by  Mohegan  Indians.  Route  of  Indians  to  their  burial  grounds  at  Canoe  Meadows. 


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Business  and  Residential  Streets 
North  Street,  showio*  the  heart  of  trade.  East  Street,  the  widest  and  most  historical  street. 


Landmarks  of  Rural  Pittsfleld 

A  1   .  Tl,*  Balanced  Rock       25   ft.  long,    15   ft.   wide.    10   ft    thick,   weigtis    IbS   tons. 

The  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes  Pine.     A  primeval  tree.  1  he  Balancea  rock,     ijit  b 


Remarkable  Natural  Curiosities 


Cross  Rock.      A   bowlder  shrine. 


Split  Rock.     Where  'Jvood  divides  stone. 


The  American  House  Corner  Since   1842 
Upper— Old  Egyptian  Western  Railroad  Depot,  built  1842.  burned  Nov.  5,  1854.      Old  American  House. 
Center — New  American   House  as  remodeled  in    1911. 
Lower — The  American  House  from   1860  to   1898. 


Barkerville  Fifty  Years  Ago 
The  homes  of  John  V..  Charles  T.  and  Otis  R.   Barker. 


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In  The  Pittsfield  Cemetery 

-Monu„,e„.s  .o  Rev.  THo.as  AUen  and   Hon.  THo.a.  ^'^^'^^^^f^J^^'^  ^^"^°'=""^-  "'"''    ""■ 
Lower  right:— CUpp  Memorial  Chapel.     Built  in   1900. 


In    the   Pittsfield  Cemetery 
Tvvo  attractive  views  of  St.  John's  Lake,  a  short  distance  beyond   the  entrance. 


Entrance  to  the  Pittsfield  Cemetery 
Grand  Portals  of  Great  Barrington  blue  stone  presented  by  Hon.  Thomas  Allen.  The  entrance  drive, 

with  bronze  gates  presented  by  Mrs.  Allen. 


Hon.   Phineas  Allen 
Founder  of  the   Pittsfield   Sun. 


Men  Who  Left  an   Impress  on  the  Past 

Mr.   Abel  West 
Who  planted  the  Elms  in  Pittsfield  Park. 


Rev.   Dr.  John   Todd 
One  of  Pittsfield's  famous  ministers. 


Historical  Homes  of  Pittsfield 
„  ,  ,,  „i„„._nr   Timothy  Child's  home,  showing  part  of  the  original  house  built  in  1774. 

VZZ  .     :u.:-;r™:h:al.  bu.lt  about  .780,  show.ng  Herman  MeWme's  "North  P.a..a." 

Lo.^":-Old  Campbell  house  on  South  Street,  fine  example  of  early  arehueeture. 


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"Pale  Glory  W^alks  by  Valor's  Bier" 


Left  — Brig.   Gen.    Henry  S.    Briggs. 

Lower  center — Capt.   William  W.   Rockwell. 


Upper  center — Col.   Walter  Cutting. 

Right — Brig.   Gen.   William   Francis   Bartlett. 


Judge  James  M.  Barker. 


Prominent  Figures  in  the  Past 
Mr.  Edwin  ClapP- 


Judge  James  D.   Colt. 


"To  The  Dead  a  Tribute" 

Left: — Memorial   bowlder  to   Brig.  Gen.   Henry  S.   Briggs. 

Center: — Pittsfield's  noble  soldiers'   monument.      Erected    1872. 

Right: — Native  bowlder  over   grave  of  Brig.   Gen.   W.   R   Bartlett. 


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Rev.  Dr.  'W.  W.  Newton 
Preacher- Writer. 


Four  Well-known  Faces 

Mr.  Henry  W.  Taft 

Late  Clerk  of  Berkshire  Courts. 

Mr.  William   R.   Plunkett 

Late  President   Berkshire  Life   Ins.  Co. 


Mr.  Robert  W.  Adam 
Lawyer-Banker. 


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Municipal  Buildings 
Upper  left:— The  City   Hall  erected  in    1832.      Upper  ritiht:— Municipal   Hall.      Reconstructed   in    1910. 


Lower: — Police   headquarters. 


Two  Magnificent  Gifts  to  Pittsfield 

-Museum   of  Natural   History   and  Art.     The  Gift  of  Hon.  Zenas  Crane.     Opened  April    1,    1903. 

Insert:— Hon.  Thomas  Allen,  donor  of  Berkshire  Athenaeum, 

Upper: — Berkshire  Athenaeum. 


Built  1874-5. 


Mr.   Phineas  Allen.  Jr. 
of  the  Pittsfield  Sun. 


Publishers  and   Editors  of  Pittsfield 

Mr.  James   Harding 
of  the  Pittsfield  Sun. 
Mr.  Joseph    E.   A.   Smith 
Historian  of  Pittsfield. 


Mr.   Hiram  T.   Oatman 
of  the  Sunday  Morning  Call, 


Marble  Public  Buildings 

Upper— The  Berkshire  County  Court   House.     Erected  1871.     Bu.lt  of  Sheffield  marble.     Or.g.nal  eost,  $200,000. 
Lou,£r.— United  States  Post  Office.     Opened    19H.     Cost  of  land  and  buildine.   $125,000. 


*'Its  Crowning  Glories  are   its  Trees" 

Left:^Primevz\  trees  on  W.  Russell  Allen  farm.  Right:  — Lombardy  poplars  on    Holmes  Road. 

CenCer: — Sentinel  elm  at  top  of  Snake  Hill. 


Mr.  Michael  Casey. 


Veteran  Business  Men  of  Pittsfield 

Mr.  John   Feeley.  M-   ^°'^'   ^    ^rT,u  ^.     D  • 

Mr.   Gilbert  West.  Mr.  William  M.   Prince. 


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Old  and  New  High  Schools 

Lower — Pittsfield   High  School.      Built  in    189b.     Capacity.   600  pupils.     Cost  of  land  and  building,  $100,000. 
Upper — Old   High  School  building.     Burned   1895. 


The  Solomon  L.  Russell  School 
Built  in   1896.     Capacity.  320  pupils.    Cost.  S38.000. 


The  George  N.  Briggs  School 
Built  in    189b.     Capacity.   250   pupils.     Cost.  $35,000. 


The  Henry  L.  Dawes  School 

Budt  in    1907.     Capacity.   300  pupils.     Cost.  »50.000. 


The  William  R.  Plunkett  School 
Built  in    1909.      Capacity.   640.     Cost.  »80.000. 


The  Joseph  Tucker  School 
Built  {n   1888.     Capacity,  700.     Cost,  »30,000. 


The  Franklin  F.   Read  School 
Built  in    1884.     Capacity.   300  pupils.     Cost.  »35.000. 


The  W^illiam  B.  Rice  School 
Built  in    1890.     Capacity.   500.     Cost,   $40,000. 


The  William  M.  Mercer  School 
Built   in    1904.     Capacity.   500  pupils.      Cost.   SdO.OOO. 


Gen.  William  Francis  Bartlett  School 
Built  in   1911.     Capacity,  400  pupils.     Cost,  S7S,000.     Picture  shows  Gen.  Bartlett  {n  service  uniform. 


The  William  Nugent  School 
Built   in    1910.     Capacity,    IbO  pupils.     Cost.   $.10,000. 


Pittsfield  School  Buildings 

Left — Redfield  School,   built  in    1896.     Capacity.   330  pupils.      Cost.  $40,000. 

Center — Pontoosuc  School,  built  in    1884.     Capacity.   160.     Cost.  »18.000. 

Right — Stearnsville  School,   built  in    1892.     Capacity.    160.     Cost.  S18.000. 


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St.  Joseph's  Roman  Catholic  Parochial  School 
Opened  September,    1899. 


St.  Joseph's  Roman  Catholic  Academy 
Corner  stone  laid   May,    1896, 


Fire  Department  Buildings 

Lower — Morningside   Fire  Department  building,  erected    1906.  Center — A  relic.  "The  Old  Tub." 

Uppei — Central  Fire  Department  building,  erected   1895. 


Street   Railway   Development 

Upper  left — Horsedrawn    cars    in    188to   at   Lake  station.  Upper  right-  First  electric   car,  July    9,    1891 

Lowei — -Private  car  operated   by   Berkshire  St.   Ry.  Co..    1906. 


Pittsfield's  Greatest   Charity  and  W^ork 

Lower  left  hand  view — The  Henry  W.  Bishop  3d  Training  School  for  Nurses.  Lower  right  hand  view — House  of  Mercy  and  buildings  in  1898. 

Upper — The  House  of  Mercy  in   1911. 


Graduate  Nurses'   Home.     Built   in    1909 
Owned  by  Graduate  Nurses'  Assoc.at.on,  alumni  of  B.shop  Training  Sehool  for  Nurses.     One  of  the  few  Nurses'  Homes  in  Ameriea. 


Hillcrest  Hospital 
EstabUshed  by  Dr.  C.  H.  R.chardson.     Incorporated  July.   1908.     Capacity.  40  patients. 


"Burbank   Hotel  Across  the  Way" 
Built  by   Abraham   Burbank.   conducted   by   him  and  others  for  40  years.      Razed  June.    1911. 


The  Berkshire  County   House  of  Correction 
Built  in    1871.     Cost.  SI 90.000.     Land  bought  of  Abraham  Burbank  for  $6,500. 


Armory  of  Co.  F.  2d  Infantry.  M.  V.  M. 

Erected    1908.      Gov.   Guild.  Gen.    Brigham.  Gen.   Emery.  Col.   Pierce.  Capt.  John   Nicholson.  George   H.   Cox.  commissioners. 

Smal}  picture — Cannon  at  the  Park. 


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The  Government  Mill 
America's  most  noted  paper  mill.     Here  is  made  the  paper  on  wh.ch  bank  notes  and  Government  bonds  are  printed.     Owned 

and   managed   by  Crane   6?   Co. 


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•Lake  Gems  Set  at  the  Foot  of  Verdant   Hills" 

-Pontoosuc  Lake  looking  northward,  showing  Greylock  Mountain.  Lower  lift- 

Lower  right — Onota  Lake,  showing  Indian  Point. 


-Outlet  of  Pontoosuc  Lake. 


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Springside  Park.     A  Public  Playground 

This   beautiful  park,  contain.ng    10  acres  of  woodland,   meadow,  natural  spring  lake,   hill  and   vale,   was  presented   to  the  eity  of  Pittsfield.    1909. 


West  Street  From  Roof  of  Hotel  'Wendell 
-Showing  the  change  in  Jubilee  Hill  since  the  first  Old   Home  Week  celebration,  known   as  "The  Berkshire  Jubilee."   in    1844. 


For  the  Boys  and  Young  Men  of  Pittsfield 
Left — The  Pittstield  Y.  M.  C.  A.      Built  by  popular  subscription  in  1909.     Cost.  $175,000. 

Right — Boys' Club  of  Pittsfield.     Built  by  Hon.  Zcnas  Crane.     Opened  1906.     Cost.  *eO,000. 


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